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Category Archives: Politics

In Defense of @justintrudeau and #askjustin (sorta kinda)

This won’t be the first time I tried to defend the seemingly indefensible on this blog. So let’s take a deep breath, swallow the bit of throw-up that’s rising in my throat and dive right in… 😉 Social media sites (especially Twitter) exploded over the past 24 hours after an e-vite for a $250/person fundraiser […]

Posted 08 November 2013 § Canada § Censorship § Humour § PopCulture § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: , ,

“Remember, Remember the Fifth of November” (This Isn’t A Movie Anymore; It’s A Warning)

Do you know the connection between Guy Fawkes, the movie “V for Vendetta” and the Anonymous movement?  Or that today, was the Million Mask March at locations around the world? If you do, you probably also understand why a variety of worldwide movements and groups – from Anonymous to Occupy to WikiLeaks among others – are […]

Posted 05 November 2013 § Meme § PopCulture § UK § United States § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , ,

Music Monday – “Everybody’s bawlin’ like Wallin/Cause who doesn’t want to fly to Saskatchewan/Via Punta Cana”

Posted 04 November 2013 § Canada § Humour § MusicMonday § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

To End Poverty in #Canada, Guarantee Everyone $20,000/year (But Are You Willing to Trust the Poor?)

This is not a new idea to Canada (or to this blog). But this article is timely in light of a recent post that came across my Facebook News Feed about how “We all pay taxes so the government can give it to someone who doesn’t work as hard as you do.” That misperception that […]

Posted 10 October 2013 § Canada § Jobs § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Friday Fun Link – A Great Convocation Speech by Tim Minchin

God, I love Tim Minchin!  (Er, never mind that I said that given the topic of this post!) 😉 This convocation speech is especially great…        

Posted 04 October 2013 § FridayFunLink § Humour § PopCulture § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Music Monday – Andino Suns – “Cantando el Pajaro”

One of the many highlights of the 2012 version of the Ryan Meili NDP Leadership campaign was an amazingly fun event that featured a great local Moose Jaw band by way of South America, Andino Suns. If I was a bit more linguistically adept, I’d try to catch a few lyrics from this song to […]

Posted 30 September 2013 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: ,

Some Random Thoughts on the Regina Waste Water Treatment Plant Referendum

I decided not to use the #yqr and #wwtp hash tags in my post title as I’m mostly writing this one for my own reflection and as a place to collect my thoughts after a tough loss by the “Yes” side tonight (it ended up being 57% – 43%) rather than adding to what I […]

Posted 25 September 2013 § Saskatchewan § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Why I’m Voting “Yes” in the #yqr #wwtp Referendum (And No, It’s Not For The Reasons You Might Expect)

  Like the title says, I’m voting “Yes” in the Regina Waste Water Treatment Plant Referendum. But it’s not for the reason you might expect… I think I’ve mentioned in passing on this blog that I sometimes regret getting more heavily involved in party politics, first by joining Ryan Meili’s 2009 Sask NDP Leadership bid […]

Posted 22 September 2013 § Canada § Jobs § Pace § Photo § Saskatchewan § Wisdom ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: , , , ,

September 11, 2001 as it happened on CNN – 8:40am to 10:11am

I’m pretty sure I have most of this on a VHS tape somewhere but nice to have it online for easy access and archival purposes…

Posted 11 September 2013 § MemoryLane § PopCulture § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

A Few #Rider Related Thoughts on The Occasion of the #BanjoBowl

Bobby Jurasin Documentary (Featuring pre-fame Brett Butt) I was flipping through YouTube and came across a profile of my all-time favourite Rider, #71 Bobby Jurasin (which features a few cameos by a pre-“Corner Gas” Brent Butt starting around the 11:45 mark!) I got to meet Mr. Jurasin when a few of us who played with […]

Posted 08 September 2013 § MemoryLane § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: